Backpack Exchange vs MEXC: fees compared

Every fee that costs you money on Backpack Exchange and MEXC, side by side — trading fees at each VIP tier, withdrawal fees coin by coin, deposits and fiat. Sourced from each exchange’s own fee pages.

Backpack ExchangeRank #69 · founded 2023

0.1%spot taker0.05%futures taker6,485coins to withdraw$201.00Mvolume 24h

Trade on Backpack Exchange ↗

MEXCRank #9 · founded 2018

0–0.05%spot taker0–0.1%futures taker9,474coins to withdraw$15.26Bvolume 24h

Trade on MEXC ↗Referral

The short answer

3Backpack Exchangecategories won7MEXC

MEXC charges 0–0.05% on spot taker orders versus 0.1% on Backpack Exchange.
On futures, MEXC is cheaper for takers (0–0.1% vs 0.05%).
Backpack Exchange has the cheaper withdrawal fee on 50 of the 94 coins both exchanges list (1 tie).
Backpack Exchange publishes the deeper VIP ladder (11 tiers), so high-volume traders can push fees lower there.

Head-to-head

Fee	Backpack Exchange	MEXC
Trading fees
Spot maker	0.08%	0%cheaper
Spot taker	0.1%	0–0.05%cheaper
Futures maker	0.02%	0–0.04%cheaper
Futures taker	0.05%	0–0.1%cheaper
Lowest spot taker (top VIP tier)	0.025%VIP 5	0%cheaperRegular
Fee tiers published	11moreSpot trading	1Spot trading
Fee discount with exchange token	—	−20% paying fees in MX
Withdrawals & deposits
Coins you can withdraw	6,485synced 2026-08-29 00:57 UTC	9,474moresynced 2026-08-29 00:53 UTC
Median withdrawal fee (coins on both)	$0.3054cheaperacross 94 coins	$0.4411across 94 coins
Cheaper withdrawal on…	50 coinsmore1 tied	41 coins1 tied
Crypto deposit fee	—	Free
Exchange profile
Volume 24h (spot + derivatives)	$201.00MOI $113.56M	$15.26BmoreOI $5.69B
Markets	Spot, Derivativesfounded 2023	Spot, Derivativesfounded 2018
Fiat currencies	SupportedBank	15 currenciesEUR, USD, GBP, VND, RUB, KRW…

“Cheaper” marks the better number on that row only. A dash means we have not verified that fee for the exchange yet — it is not a claim that the fee is zero.

What would you actually pay?

30-day trading volume$1MMaker share of that volume50% maker

Withdrawals per month

Backpack Exchange

$602.18/ month

Trading (Tier 4 · 0.05% / 0.07%): $600.00
Withdrawals (4× BTC · Solana · $0.5461 each): $2.18

MEXCCheaper

$0.08/ month

Trading (Regular · 0% / 0%): $0.00
Withdrawals (4× BTC · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) · $0.01951 each): $0.08

At $1M of monthly spot volume (50% maker) plus 4 BTC withdrawals, MEXC costs $602.11 less per month — $7,225.28 a year.

Taker fee as 30-day volume grows Backpack Exchange MEXC

Estimate only: it applies each exchange’s published VIP ladder for the market you picked, ignores token-payment discounts, referral rebates and promotional zero-fee pairs, and assumes every withdrawal uses the cheapest network above. Negative fees are maker rebates.

Spot fee tiers side by side

Backpack ExchangeSpot trading

Tier	30d volume ≥	Maker	Taker
Tier 1	—	0.08%	0.1%
Tier 2	$100.00K	0.07%	0.09%
Tier 3	$500.00K	0.06%	0.08%
Tier 4	$1.00M	0.05%	0.07%
Tier 5	$5.00M	0.04%	0.06%
Tier 6	$10.00M	0.03%	0.05%
VIP 1	$15.00M	0.02%	0.045%
VIP 2	$25.00M	0%	0.04%
VIP 3	$50.00M	0%	0.035%
VIP 4	$75.00M	0%	0.03%
VIP 5	$100.00M	0%	0.025%

Source: Backpack Exchange fee schedule ↗ · verified 2026-08-28

MEXCSpot trading

Tier	30d volume ≥	Maker	Taker
Regular	—	0%	0–0.05%

Source: MEXC fee schedule ↗ · verified 2026-08-28

Futures fee tiers side by side

Backpack ExchangeFutures trading

Tier	30d volume ≥	Maker	Taker
Tier 1	—	0.02%	0.05%
Tier 2	$500.00K	0.019%	0.045%
Tier 3	$1.00M	0.018%	0.04%
Tier 4	$5.00M	0.016%	0.035%
Tier 5	$10.00M	0.013%	0.03%
Tier 6	$25.00M	0.01%	0.028%
VIP 1	$50.00M	0.01%	0.026%
VIP 2	$100.00M	0%	0.024%
VIP 3	$150.00M	0%	0.022%
VIP 4	$200.00M	0%	0.02%
VIP 5	$300.00M	0%	0.018%

Source: Backpack Exchange fee schedule ↗ · verified 2026-08-28

MEXCFutures trading

Tier	30d volume ≥	Maker	Taker
Regular	—	0–0.04%	0–0.1%

Source: MEXC fee schedule ↗ · verified 2026-08-28

Withdrawal fees, coin by coin94 coins on both

Cheaper on more coinsBackpack Exchange50 vs 41 of 94

Median fee · Backpack Exchange$0.3054on the shared basket

Median fee · MEXC$0.4411on the shared basket

Coins only on one side3,5938 Backpack Exchange · 3,585 MEXC

Coin	Backpack Exchange	MEXC	Cheaper
BTCBitcoin	0.0₅7000 BTC$0.5461 · Solana +1	0.0₆2500 BTC$0.01951 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) +2	MEXCsaves $0.5266
ETHEthereum	0.0002000 ETH$0.5013 · Arbitrum One +3	0.0₆5500 ETH$0.001379 · Starknet +17	MEXCsaves $0.5000
USDTTether USDt	0.1000 USDT$0.09991 · Sei +13	Free$0.00 · Plasma +15	MEXCsaves $0.09991
BNBBNB	0.0005000 BNB$0.3746 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)	0.0₄1000 BNB$0.007491 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)	MEXCsaves $0.3671
XRPXRP	0.2000 XRP$0.2646 · XRP Ledger	0.02000 XRP$0.02646 · XRP Ledger	MEXCsaves $0.2381
USDCUSDC	0.1000 USDC$0.1000 · Sui +10	Free$0.00 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) +17	MEXCsaves $0.1000
SOLSolana	0.005000 SOL$0.5282 · Solana	0.0₄3700 SOL$0.003909 · Solana	MEXCsaves $0.5243
TRXTRON	8.9 TRX$3.01 · Tron (TRC20)	1 TRX$0.3377 · Tron (TRC20)	MEXCsaves $2.67
ZECZcash	0.0002000 ZEC$0.2923 · Zcash	0.0003130 ZEC$0.4575 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) +1	Backpack Exchangesaves $0.1652
HYPEHyperliquid	0.001000 HYPE$0.08980 · HyperEVM	0.0005000 HYPE$0.04490 · HyperEVM	MEXCsaves $0.04490
DOGEDogecoin	2 DOGE$0.1705 · Dogecoin	0.1700 DOGE$0.01449 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) +1	MEXCsaves $0.1560
LINKChainlink	0.2200 LINK$2.60 · Ethereum (ERC20)	0.1100 LINK$1.30 · Ethereum (ERC20)	MEXCsaves $1.30
ADACardano	0.4000 ADA$0.08560 · Cardano	2 ADA$0.4280 · Cardano	Backpack Exchangesaves $0.3424
UNIUniswap	0.5700 UNI$4.96 · Ethereum (ERC20)	0.1000 UNI$0.8701 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) +1	MEXCsaves $4.09
LTCLitecoin	0.001000 LTC$0.05512 · Litecoin	0.0001000 LTC$0.005512 · Litecoin	MEXCsaves $0.04961
SUISui	0.1000 SUI$0.07904 · Sui	0.06000 SUI$0.04742 · Sui	MEXCsaves $0.03162
SHIBShiba Inu	484,121 SHIB$2.60 · Ethereum (ERC20)	Free$0.00 · Solana +2	MEXCsaves $2.60
AAVEAave	0.02100 AAVE$2.83 · Ethereum (ERC20)	0.01000 AAVE$1.35 · Ethereum (ERC20)	MEXCsaves $1.48
PUMPPump.fun	108 PUMP$0.4504 · Solana	321 PUMP$1.34 · Solana	Backpack Exchangesaves $0.8882
ONDOOndo	7.1 ONDO$2.78 · Ethereum (ERC20)	2 ONDO$0.7826 · Ethereum (ERC20)	MEXCsaves $2.00
ENAEthena	16 ENA$2.61 · Ethereum (ERC20)	4 ENA$0.6537 · Ethereum (ERC20)	MEXCsaves $1.96
WLDWorldcoin	6.6 WLD$2.94 · Ethereum (ERC20)	0.2857 WLD$0.1273 · World Chain +2	MEXCsaves $2.81
PEPEPepe	681,199 PEPE$2.52 · Ethereum (ERC20)	122,978 PEPE$0.4543 · Ethereum (ERC20)	MEXCsaves $2.06
POLPolygon (prev. MATIC)	1 POL$0.09927 · Polygon +1	0.3000 POL$0.02978 · Polygon +1	MEXCsaves $0.06949
JUPJupiter	2.3 JUP$0.5882 · Solana	7 JUP$1.79 · Solana	Backpack Exchangesaves $1.20

Showing 1–25 of 94 coins

Deposit, fiat, card and other fees

Fee	Backpack Exchange	MEXC
Card spending/conversion feeGlobal Card · Card annual	—	0 USD
Card spending/conversion feeGlobal Card · Card cross border	—	Free
Card spending/conversion feeGlobal Card · Card crypto conversion	—	Free
Card spending/conversion feeGlobal Card · Card inactivity	—	0 USD
Card spending/conversion feeGlobal Card · Card issuance	—	20 USD
Card spending/conversion feeGlobal Card · Card reload	—	0 USD
Card spending/conversion feeGlobal Card · Card transaction	—	1%
Card spending/conversion feeMEXC Card (APAC) · Card annual	—	0 USD
Card spending/conversion feeMEXC Card (APAC) · Card cross border	—	1%
Card spending/conversion feeMEXC Card (APAC) · Card crypto conversion	—	1%
Card spending/conversion feeMEXC Card (APAC) · Card inactivity	—	0 USD
Card spending/conversion feeMEXC Card (APAC) · Card issuance	—	0 USD
Card spending/conversion feeMEXC Card (APAC) · Card reload	—	0 USD
Card spending/conversion feeMEXC Card (APAC) · Card transaction	—	Free
Crypto deposit fee	—	Free
P2P maker feeP2P	—	Free
P2P taker feeP2P	—	Free

Backpack Exchange vs MEXC — FAQ

Is Backpack Exchange or MEXC cheaper?

MEXC charges 0–0.05% on spot taker orders versus 0.1% on Backpack Exchange. On futures, MEXC is cheaper for takers (0–0.1% vs 0.05%). Backpack Exchange has the cheaper withdrawal fee on 50 of the 94 coins both exchanges list (1 tie). Backpack Exchange publishes the deeper VIP ladder (11 tiers), so high-volume traders can push fees lower there.

Which has lower trading fees, Backpack Exchange or MEXC?

Backpack Exchange charges 0.1% taker / 0.08% maker on spot and 0.05% taker on futures at the entry tier. MEXC charges 0–0.05% taker / 0% maker on spot and 0–0.1% taker on futures. Across the metrics we compare, MEXC wins more of them. Both drop as your 30-day volume grows — use the calculator above to price your own volume.

Which is cheaper for withdrawals, Backpack Exchange or MEXC?

Of the 94 coins both exchanges let you withdraw, Backpack Exchange is cheaper on 50, MEXC on 41, and 1 are identical. The median withdrawal fee on that shared basket is $0.3054 on Backpack Exchange versus $0.4411 on MEXC. Backpack Exchange is the cheaper default, but the winner changes coin by coin — check the coin you actually withdraw.

How can I pay lower fees on Backpack Exchange or MEXC?

MEXC: −20% paying fees in MX. Both exchanges also cut maker/taker rates as your 30-day volume rises — Backpack Exchange publishes 11 tiers and MEXC publishes 1 tier. Choosing the cheapest withdrawal network matters just as much: on many coins the gap between networks is larger than the gap between exchanges.

Are these Backpack Exchange and MEXC fees up to date?

Trading fees are hand-curated from each exchange's official fee schedule and carry the date we last verified them (2026-08-28 for Backpack Exchange, 2026-08-28 for MEXC). Withdrawal fees are synced from each exchange's own API or fee page (last sync 2026-08-29 00:57 UTC for Backpack Exchange, 2026-08-29 00:53 UTC for MEXC). USD amounts are recomputed at the live coin price.

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Trading and other fee numbers are hand-curated from each exchange’s official fee pages (linked next to every tier table) and carry the date we last verified them. Withdrawal fees are synced from each exchange’s own API or fee page; USD amounts are computed at the current live coin price, so they move with the market. Rates exclude referral rebates, promotional zero-fee pairs and regional pricing. Full detail per exchange: Backpack Exchange fees · MEXC fees.